moral panic

Etymology
Modern usage appears to originate with in 1971 and  in 1972. Cohen states that "[they] both probably picked it up from 's Understanding Media".

Noun

 * 1) A semi-spontaneous or media-generated mass movement based on the perception that an individual, group, community, or culture is dangerously deviant and poses a menace to society; a public outcry.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 道德恐慌
 * Danish: moralpanik
 * Dutch: morele paniek
 * Finnish: moraalipaniikki
 * French:, tollé public
 * German: moralische Panik, allgemeiner Protest
 * Greek: ηθικός πανικός, δημόσια κατακραυγή
 * Icelandic: siðfár
 * Italian: panico morale
 * Japanese: 道徳的なパニック
 * Korean: 도덕적인 공황
 * Latin: pavor moralis nom., pavoris moralis gen.
 * Polish: panika moralna
 * Portuguese: pânico moral
 * Russian: мора́льная па́ника, ма́ссовая истери́я
 * Spanish: pánico moral
 * Swedish: moralpanik